Some beautiful arts of Amarendra Behera, ASO

As an extracurricular activity, Sri Amarendra Behera, ASO of Home Department has tried to capture both nature as well as his near & dear ones on canvas by his god gifted art skill. He has presented an art of Honble CM, Naveen Pattnaik in CMO. Recently he has presented his mother's sketch on her day of retirement from Govt. service. During this Lockdown period, he has tried to capture different moments of his own village, Sisirana on canvas. 

All the best Amarendra...

Transfer & posting of Finance Officers

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21

Ministry of Finance 

 Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21 (Series III) – Issue Price

Posted On: 05 JUN 2020 9:14PM by PIB Delhi

In terms of the Government of India Notification No. F.No. 4(4)-B/(W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2019, Sovereign Gold Bonds 2020-21 (Series III) will be opened for the period June 08-12, 2020 with Settlement date June 16, 2020. The issue price of the Bond during the subscription period shall be Rs 4,677 (Rupees Four thousand Six hundred Seventy seven only) – per gram, as also published by RBI in their Press Release dated June 05, 2020.

The Government of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India has decided to allow discount of Rs 50 (Rupees Fifty only) per gram from the issue price to those investors who apply online and the payment is made through digital mode. For such investors the issue price of Gold Bond will be Rs 4,627 (Rupees Four thousand Six hundred twenty seven only) per gram of gold.

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Govt divests 9 IAS Officers of COVID management

The Odisha Government today divested additional responsibilities for COVID-19 management entrusted to nine IAS officers.The General Administration & Public Grievance Department through an order issued today rescinded its earlier orders with respect to these officers.

Office Order No.13272 Dt.05.06.2020

Surendra Kumar - Nodal Officer for supply and movement of essential commodities for State

Vishal Dev - OSD to Chief Secretary and Special Secretary to Health Department

Dr. Krishan Kumar - In-Charge COVID-19 digital response system for operation of 104 call centre and the portal created for mandatory registration of persons returning to Odisha from abroad.

Aravind Agarwal - To assist Principal Secretary, Health, in matters related to COVID-19.

Sachin Jadhav - OSD to Chief Secretary.

Bhupendra Poonia - To assist Principal Secretary, Health, in matters related to COVID-19.

Ms Rashmita Panda - To assist Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Principal Secretary Labour and Team Leader in-charge of IEC for COVID management.

Office Order No.13274 Dt.05.06.2020

Anu Garg - IEC activities and for COVID-19 related training

R. Vineel Krishna - OSD to Chief Advisor, CMO

Covid control room in two shifts only w.e.f. 08.06.2020

Earlier, the control room was functioning 24x7 in four shifts i.e. 5AM - 11AM, 11AM-5PM, 5PM-11PM & 11PM-5AM. 

Now it is decided to function from 8AM to 8PM in two shifts w.e.f. 08.06.2020.

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Forth Modification in control room duty

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Deva Snana Purnima 2020

JAY JAGANNATH SWAMI

SOP on preventive measures in Offices

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Clarification on closing of Government Offices

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Transfer & posting of OAS Officers

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Shri Sudhakar Burgi, OAS (SAG), Additional Secretary to Government, Labour & ESI Department is transferred and posted as General Manager, OMBADC, Bhubaneswar on Foreign Service terms & conditions.

Smt. Bishnupriya Sahoo, OAS Gr.A (SB), Deputy Director, Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency, Bhubaneswar is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, I & PR Department.

Smt. Sasmita Sahoo, OAS Gr.A (SB) ex-Deputy Commissioner, BMC, Bhubaneswar UoT as APD (Admin.), DRDA, Angul is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, Agriculture & FE Department.

Shri Santanu Kumar Mohanty, OAS Gr.A (SB), Sub-Collector, Khorda is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department with additional Charge of OSD, Mo College.

Shri Suvendra Kumar Samal, OAS Gr.A (SB), Tahasildar, Khurdha UoT as Sub-Collector, Paralakhemundi is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department.

Shri Ashok Kumar Behuria, OAS Gr.A (SB), Deputy Secretary to Government, Sports & Youth Services Department is transferred and posted as Sub- Collector, Khordha.

Shri Trilochan Mohanty, OAS Gr.A (SB), BDO, Bhubaneswar is

transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, PR & DW Department.

Shri Diilip Kumar Moharana, OAS Gr.A (SB), BDO, Badasahi is transferred and posted as APD (Admin.), DRDA, Ganjam on Foreign service terms & conditions.

Court dismissed petition against Govt decision on freezing of DA/DR

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First submission:

Central Government Employees and Central Government Pensioners have a vested right to receive the enhanced Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief which has already been declared effective from 01.01.2020. 

ORDER

To examine the merit of this submission, we may refer to the All India Services (Dearness Allowance) Rules, 1972. These statutory rules have been framed by the Central Government after consultation with the Government of the States concerned in exercise of powers conferred by Sub-Section (1) of Section 3 of All India Services Act,1952. Rule 3 of the said Rule is relevant and which reads as follows:

“3. Regulation of dearness allowance:

Every member of the Service and every officer whose initial pay is fixed in accordance with sub-rule (5) or sub-rule (6A) of rule 4 of the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules 1954 or sub-rule (5) of rule 4 of the Indian Police Service (Pay) Rules 1954 or sub-rule (6) of rule 4 of the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules 1968, shall be entitled to draw dearness allowance at such rates, and subject to such conditions, as may be specified by the Central Government, from time to time, in respect of the officers of Central Civil Services, Class I. “       (Emphasis supplied)

From the above Rule, it would be seen that Central Government servants shall be entitled to draw Dearness Allowance “at such rates and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Central Government, from time to time, in respect of officers of the Central Civil Service, Class-I”. We may notice that there is no other statutory rule brought to our notice relating to payment of Dearness Allowance or Dearness Relief and it appears that the said Rule governs the payment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to Government servants and Government Pensioners of the Union in respect of all the classes of employees.

The above rule shows that the entitlement to draw Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief is determined by the Central Government. The same may be specified by the Central Government from time to time, subject to whatever conditions the Government may deem fit to impose.

From the above Rule, it is clear to us that, firstly, there is no statutory rule which obliges the Central Government to continue to enhance the Dearness Allowance or Dearness Relief at regular intervals i.e. to revise the same upwards from time to time. Consequently, there is no vested right in the Central Government Employees, or Central Government Pensioners to receive higher Dearness Allowance or Dearness Relief on regular intervals.

Last Submission:

The Office Memorandum could not have been issued by mere issuance of an office order, and the same should have been either framed as a statutory rule, or by issuing a gazette notification. 

ORDER :

We do not find any basis for this submission. We have noticed Rule 3 of the All India Services (Dearness Allowance) Rules, 1972. The said Rule does not state that the Central Government can form, or communicate, its decision with regard to entitlement to draw Dearness Allowance, subject to conditions, only by framing another rule, or by a gazette notification. There is no such requirement in law. Therefore, we do not find any merits in this submission as well.

So far as the right to receive the increase of Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief already declared by the Government with effect from 01.01.2020 is concerned, it falls well within the domain of the Central Government to decide as to when to disburse the said increase. There is no obligation in law upon the Central Government to disburse the increase in Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief within a time bound manner. Rule 3 of All India Services (Dearness Allowance) Rules referred to above, itself empowers the Central Government to lay down the conditions subject to which Dearness Allowance may be drawn by officers of Central Government.

For the aforesaid reasons we do not find any merit in this petition and the same is, accordingly, dismissed.

3rd Modification in control room duty

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All public parks within BMC Area will be opened in all days

   PARK OPENING TIME  

All days except during shutdown

[ 5.00AM - 10.00AM and 4.00PM - 6.00PM ]

 Elderly citizens i.e. Age 60 & above are allowed only during 5.00AM-7.00AM 

Get well soon .....

One of our colleagues (Assistant Section Officer) of Revenue & DM Department is suffering from a serious ailment i.e. Suggestive of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with multilineage dysplasia. 

All our prayers will be for her to make a quick recovery. 

GET WELL SOON

World Bicycle Day

3 JUNE, 2020

In April 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 3 as International World Bicycle Day. The resolution for World Bicycle Day recognizes "the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the Bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transport."

COVID-19 Control Room Duty w.e.f. 03.06.2020

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Government Offices will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays in June

As a part of Weekend Shutdown (Sundays & Saturdays) in 11 Districts of Odisha to contain spread of Corona virus,  all Government Offices shall remain closed on 6-7th,  13-14th,  20-21st and 27-28th June,  2020.

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Recitation of Bande Utkal Janani in Secretariat to honour COVID warriors

Lokaseva Bhawan

KHARVEL BHAWAN

Three Desk Officers relieved from Works Department

Because of promotion to the rank of Under Secretary,  two Desks Officers of this Department  have been relieved to enable him to join their new post. 

1.Bimbadhar Pradhan

(Posted in Fisheries & ARD Deptt)

2.Lokanath Sahoo

(Posted in I&PR Deptt)

Besides,  another Sri Biranchi Narayan Mathan,  Desk Officer has been relieved to enable him to retire from Govt Service on  attaining age of superannuation on 31.5.2020.